Hi Coral and Magda! Thank you both for the insight. As i am applying for the EPRS, precisely the Economics and Next Generation EU units, you would advice me to write to the specific head of the sub unit and not the Trainee outreach Recruitment Unit ?
Hello!! Would you do a video on how to do all those things having no experience at all? I'm finding it very difficult to get noticed because although i have a very notable education, my experience is kind of reduced and also the pandemic didn't help. It'd be very very useful for a lot of people i think, you seem really prepared. Thanks in advance!!
Hey! Yes, definitely put stuff like volunteering, student organizations, group projects at uni, your hobby anything that can show your interests and ability to work with people, I hope it helps ☺️ don't discourage presentations and projects that you did at uni they are good examples too
Hi Magda! Fantastic video as always :) Was wondering.. here you stated to tailor one's CV accordingly and not make it too long but since they only accept Europass.. somehow the formatting sort of conditions everything to not be very space-efficient, hence requiring more amount of pages.. now im unsure if I should submit it Europass or just the usual ATS-friendly format. Any advice? Thanks!!
Use Europass for sure because that's the only one the accept, if you have so much to say just add additional page but keep the most valuable stuff on first page 😌
Thank you so much for the video! It is very helpful. Could you please help me understand if being a Master student currently allows me to apply for the traineeship?
Hello, as a student you shouldn't be a trainee however you already have a bachelor degree so maybe you can breach it by pretending you're not studying 🙈
@@ByMagdaYT Would you recommend not putting it on CV then? and if I get an internship, I would still consider taking an academic leave for the duration of the internship.
Hello Magda! Your video is very useful but I have a question to you. You said that if the job is, for example, in german language, the motivation letter should be in german. But what about CV? Should it be in german too? Or english could be enough? Thank you!
Hey, I am applying in the same two units but for Post A and Post B. Do I still have to change my motivation letter for each of them? Also the third position that I am applying to is also really similar and matches the motivation letter perfectly. I feel stressed that because they will receive identical motivation letter, they will disqualify me.
Hello! Thanks for your comment 🥰 I just asked my friends and they said that Post A and B means basically that there will be two trainees in the same unit (team), which already may be not the best idea to do (you kinda loose one spot of application out of three because you apply for exactly the same job twice), then if the other unit has very similar requirements you may leave your letter the same but be sure that it's not generic for both of the posts - make it as detailed and suitable for the job post as possible and be sure you write it yourself not generic google sentences 😌 I hope it helps and good luck 🤞
@@ByMagdaYT Thank you so much for the much needed answer. Also for each offer that is presented on the EP website, only one person gets selected? well competing 200 + people would be tough then.
@@user-tb1sv1bt4b I'm pretty sure that's how it is but remember that some people send applications without putting to much attention to it or don't have skills asked so in the end not everyone is a good fit 😅
Hello and thank you for the very informative video. Do you have any advice for the CV, like for instance that it shouldn't be longer than 2 pages or something? And also about the motivation letter. Are there any formalities like margin, font and font size?
Hello, I recommend to change your CV depending on the job post so it's tailored and also don't put unnecessary info like idk your high school if you already have a uni degree or that you worked in the bar when you were young if you had already few years of finance experience applying for finance position, I know people enjoy bullet points instead of text and for motivation later make it personal so they don't think you sent this letter to 10 companies but to them. But I'm not an expert 🙈 aaa also remember to put key words from the job post many times in CV so for example they say you need to know excel and python put it at least 3-5 times in your CV in different sections (for example in skills, in your reposnibilies at previous job, as part of uni courses or that you used it in a project or thesis) because then they search based on key words sometimes 🙈
@@ByMagdaYT thank you very much for your answer! So do you suggest using the space for details in the europass template and not just mentioning the facts, am I right? For example not just writing in the CV that you have got your Bachelor’s degree in the field x/y but also stating what skill you have aquired during your studies that matches the offer’s key words?
@@user-ug9yb1qu8v I've been told that europass CVs are not ideal just used word I would say. About bachelor yes put it as well as it's your uni degree just don't put your whole life story if it's unrelated if for example you study languages and your high school had special languages program its worth mentioning but if you studied finance and your high school it's just another info it doesn't makes sense to put it there or if you have two unrelated degrees maybe one of them doesn't make sense to be mentioned, idk if it's clear now?
@@ByMagdaYT yes, thank you very much again. Just a small correction, so that other potential applicants don’t get confused, in the official website of the Schuman traineeships it says that only CVs in Europass format are accepted, so maybe this is a recent change or something 😁
What sort of questions do they ask in an interview for a Corporate IT Systems position bcz I have received a mail for an interview. it will be helpful if you can reply
Hello, I have no clue and I guess nobody knows instead of the recruitment team, usually they are both technical and behavioral question and you should get some indications based on the job post ☺️
I found information they will reply with the outcome between 1 and 15th of July... Does it mean they are already having interviews with preselected candidates or they will contact them in July and then have interviews?
@@ByMagdaYT no, i didn't have any interview, just submitted the application in May. Just wonder if they are already contacting candidates and invite for interviews? Because as far as I remember there was information they will be replying in July and someone wrote under your video they were preparing for the interview...
@@an-kk4ix ok I assume that if they said they will contact you in July probably what they meant was preparing for interviews just in case they get it so don't worry few more weeks and you should have the info. If someone has applied this year maybe they will see this comment and correct me but it still sounds early 😊
I can confirm that, at least on the Parliament, it is the Units who look at the CVs and letters, not HR
Good luck everyone 😉
Thank You Corallo ❤️
Hi Coral and Magda!
Thank you both for the insight.
As i am applying for the EPRS, precisely the Economics and Next Generation EU units, you would advice me to write to the specific head of the sub unit and not the Trainee outreach Recruitment Unit ?
This is absolutely fantastic advice for those looking to enter the EU parliament! :)
Thanks a lot for watching!
Thank You Magda❤️
This is the most useful video I've watched in ages 😂
So glad to hear it 🥰🥰
This is all useful advice, thank you! Could you upload an example for a cover letter though? That would help us even more!
Maybe in the future, I'll try, thanks!
Omg you did it, thank you so much ❤️🥰🙏🏼🎉👏🏼
Hope it will help! Good luck 🤞
Hello!! Would you do a video on how to do all those things having no experience at all? I'm finding it very difficult to get noticed because although i have a very notable education, my experience is kind of reduced and also the pandemic didn't help. It'd be very very useful for a lot of people i think, you seem really prepared. Thanks in advance!!
Hey! Yes, definitely put stuff like volunteering, student organizations, group projects at uni, your hobby anything that can show your interests and ability to work with people, I hope it helps ☺️ don't discourage presentations and projects that you did at uni they are good examples too
☺️💛💛 thanks for your work Magda 💛✨
So glad to hear it! Thanks for your support 🥰
Excellent explanation. Thank you
Glad to hear that!
Hi Magda! Fantastic video as always :) Was wondering.. here you stated to tailor one's CV accordingly and not make it too long but since they only accept Europass.. somehow the formatting sort of conditions everything to not be very space-efficient, hence requiring more amount of pages.. now im unsure if I should submit it Europass or just the usual ATS-friendly format. Any advice? Thanks!!
Use Europass for sure because that's the only one the accept, if you have so much to say just add additional page but keep the most valuable stuff on first page 😌
Thank you so much for the video! It is very helpful.
Could you please help me understand if being a Master student currently allows me to apply for the traineeship?
Hello, as a student you shouldn't be a trainee however you already have a bachelor degree so maybe you can breach it by pretending you're not studying 🙈
@@ByMagdaYT Would you recommend not putting it on CV then? and if I get an internship, I would still consider taking an academic leave for the duration of the internship.
@@rashydbilalov I would put it because otherwise you are not saying the truth but up to you 🙈
Hello Magda! Your video is very useful but I have a question to you. You said that if the job is, for example, in german language, the motivation letter should be in german. But what about CV? Should it be in german too? Or english could be enough? Thank you!
I would say also in German mostly to the translation unit - they will see it so they will all understand it anyways 😊
Hi dear, thank you for your posts, pls when submitting motivational letter, im i to merge with my certificates and other documents??
Hello, I don't remember but I'm sure it's written in instructions also there should be an email where you can ask questions ☺️
Hey, I am applying in the same two units but for Post A and Post B. Do I still have to change my motivation letter for each of them? Also the third position that I am applying to is also really similar and matches the motivation letter perfectly. I feel stressed that because they will receive identical motivation letter, they will disqualify me.
Hello! Thanks for your comment 🥰 I just asked my friends and they said that Post A and B means basically that there will be two trainees in the same unit (team), which already may be not the best idea to do (you kinda loose one spot of application out of three because you apply for exactly the same job twice), then if the other unit has very similar requirements you may leave your letter the same but be sure that it's not generic for both of the posts - make it as detailed and suitable for the job post as possible and be sure you write it yourself not generic google sentences 😌 I hope it helps and good luck 🤞
@@ByMagdaYT Thank you so much for the much needed answer. Also for each offer that is presented on the EP website, only one person gets selected? well competing 200 + people would be tough then.
@@user-tb1sv1bt4b I'm pretty sure that's how it is but remember that some people send applications without putting to much attention to it or don't have skills asked so in the end not everyone is a good fit 😅
Also other job offers in privet sector has sometimes even more candidates in reality 🙈
Can you plz guide how to choose posts ???
Hello, when did you learn that you are the selected applicant among the preselected candidates ? Do you remember theexact date?
I never worked at Parlament so I can't tell, sorry 😔
Hello and thank you for the very informative video. Do you have any advice for the CV, like for instance that it shouldn't be longer than 2 pages or something? And also about the motivation letter. Are there any formalities like margin, font and font size?
Hello, I recommend to change your CV depending on the job post so it's tailored and also don't put unnecessary info like idk your high school if you already have a uni degree or that you worked in the bar when you were young if you had already few years of finance experience applying for finance position, I know people enjoy bullet points instead of text and for motivation later make it personal so they don't think you sent this letter to 10 companies but to them. But I'm not an expert 🙈 aaa also remember to put key words from the job post many times in CV so for example they say you need to know excel and python put it at least 3-5 times in your CV in different sections (for example in skills, in your reposnibilies at previous job, as part of uni courses or that you used it in a project or thesis) because then they search based on key words sometimes 🙈
@@ByMagdaYT thank you very much for your answer! So do you suggest using the space for details in the europass template and not just mentioning the facts, am I right? For example not just writing in the CV that you have got your Bachelor’s degree in the field x/y but also stating what skill you have aquired during your studies that matches the offer’s key words?
@@user-ug9yb1qu8v I've been told that europass CVs are not ideal just used word I would say. About bachelor yes put it as well as it's your uni degree just don't put your whole life story if it's unrelated if for example you study languages and your high school had special languages program its worth mentioning but if you studied finance and your high school it's just another info it doesn't makes sense to put it there or if you have two unrelated degrees maybe one of them doesn't make sense to be mentioned, idk if it's clear now?
@@ByMagdaYT yes, thank you very much again. Just a small correction, so that other potential applicants don’t get confused, in the official website of the Schuman traineeships it says that only CVs in Europass format are accepted, so maybe this is a recent change or something 😁
@@user-ug9yb1qu8v I mean they will accepted but the format is not the most updated anyways that's what I meant 😌
@ByMagda can you plz guide about posts .
What do you mean?
What sort of questions do they ask in an interview for a Corporate IT Systems position bcz I have received a mail for an interview. it will be helpful if you can reply
Hello, I have no clue and I guess nobody knows instead of the recruitment team, usually they are both technical and behavioral question and you should get some indications based on the job post ☺️
@@ByMagdaYT thank you magda
@@music_keeps_u_alive you're welcome and good luck!
I found information they will reply with the outcome between 1 and 15th of July... Does it mean they are already having interviews with preselected candidates or they will contact them in July and then have interviews?
Hello, did they tell you that info via email after your interviews?
@@ByMagdaYT no, i didn't have any interview, just submitted the application in May. Just wonder if they are already contacting candidates and invite for interviews? Because as far as I remember there was information they will be replying in July and someone wrote under your video they were preparing for the interview...
@@an-kk4ix ok I assume that if they said they will contact you in July probably what they meant was preparing for interviews just in case they get it so don't worry few more weeks and you should have the info. If someone has applied this year maybe they will see this comment and correct me but it still sounds early 😊
@@ByMagdaYT thanks for your reply 😊
@@an-kk4ix no problem and in any case good luck 🤞
Hello! Do you know what is the limit of characters for Schuman Traineeship?
No sorry idk but I wouldn't write the motivation letter longer than one page of world in fond 12
@@ByMagdaYT even with the europass format??
@@holaholaholahola0 I honestly don't recall European format for motivational letter
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Hello, sorry I don't know how to help you :c
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